"More than 100 charities have accused ministers of fuelling division by scapegoating migrants rather than tackling the UK's real problems. In an open letter to the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, the coalition of organisations, including Oxfam, Save the Children, Shelter, Barnardo's and the Trussell Trust, called on the government to tackle longstanding issues such as poverty, housing shortages and NHS delays."
"The government wants to deliver growth and renew Britain. This requires tackling issues such as [the] growing extreme inequality, underfunded councils, lack of investment in quality housing, a crumbling NHS, the climate emergency and polluted waters, the letter stated. Targeting refugees will do nothing to tackle these structural issues or improve people's lives. It only serves as a dangerous smokescreen to scapegoat the most vulnerable and distract from the very real dangers to our society."
More than 100 charities accused ministers of fuelling division by scapegoating migrants instead of addressing the UK's structural problems. A coalition including Oxfam, Save the Children, Shelter, Barnardo's and the Trussell Trust urged the government to tackle longstanding issues such as poverty, housing shortages and NHS delays. The charities warned that blaming migrants will not resolve structural problems and will act as a dangerous smokescreen that scapegoats vulnerable people and distracts from real societal dangers. The government identified priorities including reducing extreme inequality, funding councils, investing in quality housing, fixing the NHS, confronting the climate emergency and improving polluted waters. Shabana Mahmood recently replaced Yvette Cooper as home secretary.
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